different between alarmed vs tremulous

alarmed

English

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /??l??md/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??l??md/
  • Hyphenation: alarmed

Verb

alarmed

  1. simple past tense and past participle of alarm

Adjective

alarmed (not comparable)

  1. Having an alarm fitted.
    This door is alarmed.
  2. Worried; anxious; panicky.
    I'm extremely alarmed about the army outside my house.

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tremulous

English

Etymology

From Latin tremulus, from trem? (I shake). Cognate to Ancient Greek ????? (trém?).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?t??mjul?s/

Adjective

tremulous (comparative more tremulous, superlative most tremulous)

  1. Trembling, quivering, or shaking.
  2. Timid, hesitant; lacking confidence.
    • 2009 Oct. 7, Christopher Kimball, "Opinion: Gourmet to All That," New York Times (retrieved 18 Aug 2012):
      This, hard on the heels of the death of Julia Child in 2004, makes one tremulous about the future.

Synonyms

  • (trembling, quivering, or shaking): quaking, shaking, trembling, tremulant
  • (timid, hesitant, or unconfident): timid, wavering

Related terms

  • tremble
  • tremor

Translations

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